Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Layup Parts; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity option grants

401k plan

Unlimited PTO + 9 Federal Holidays

Job summary

Layup Parts in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruiting across production and specialized technical roles. You will coach hiring managers, design interview processes, and build diverse sourcing channels while managing a high-volume requisition load in a fast-paced hardware/manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include market mapping, closing strategies, and maintaining ATS data to drive conversations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience across high-volume and specialized technical roles.
• Proven ability to manage a high-volume requisition load independently.
• Experience sourcing and closing candidates across competitive technical markets and production pipelines.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment where multiple hats are needed.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a diverse portfolio of roles, from production to specialized software and engineering.
• Advise hiring managers on role definition, interview design, feedback, and closing strategies.
• Define sourcing scope for hard-to-fill roles, including market mapping of talent landscapes.
• Prioritize and manage a portfolio of concurrent requisitions based on urgency and needs.
• Build sourcing engines (agency partnerships, schools, local outreach, GitHub, communities).
• Drive structured interview loops from outreach to offer negotiation and close.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

High-volume hiring

Specialized technical searches

Hiring manager coaching

Portfolio management

Tools

ATS

Boolean search

GitHub

Job description

At Layup Parts,we'redevelopingthe technologythat will build the future.

We'rea manufacturing technology company replacing months of lead time with days, using proprietary software, automation, and advanced manufacturing systems built for speed. Our customers are inventingwhat'snext, in aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. To keep up with them, manufacturinghastochange.That'swhatwe'rebuilding.

As we continue to scale,we'relooking for a highly organized, relationship-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Partner who can run high-volume, fast-cycle recruiting and longer-cycle, specialized technical searches side by side, and knows how to shift gears between the two.

What You'll Work On

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a diverse portfolio, from high-volume production and skilled trades roles to specialized software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering searches, adjusting sourcing strategy and cadence to fit each.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to hiring managers — coaching on role definition, interview process design, feedback calibration, and closing strategy, not just executing against a req.
• Define scope and sourcing approach for hard-to-fill and specialized roles, including market mapping of the competitive talent landscape.
• Prioritize and manage a portfolio of concurrent requisitions based on business urgency, hiring manager needs, and shifting priorities.
• Build andmaintainsourcing engines fordiversehiringverticals (e.g.staffing agency partnerships, trade schools, local outreach,Boolean/X-ray search, GitHub, technical communities,etc.)
• Drive structured interview loops frominitialoutreach through offer negotiation and close, including panel calibration and feedback synthesis.
• Maintainaccurate, real-time requisition and candidate data in the ATS, and proactively use pipeline conversion, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill data to guide hiring manager conversations rather than just report after the fact.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience withdemonstratedsuccess across both ends of the spectrum, high-volume production/skilled trades hiring and specialized technical or engineering searches, in a hardware, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to manage a high-volume requisition load independently.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and closing candidates across both competitive technical talent markets and high-volume production/trades pipelines, including creative approaches beyond standard job boards.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, resource-lean startup environment whereyou’llwear multiple hats.

Bonus Points

• Experience recruiting in composite manufacturing or a related technical manufacturing field
• Experiencerecruitingin ahighlyregulatedor defense/aerospace environment
• Experience scalingan organizationthrough periods of rapid growth

$125,000 - $145,000 a year

Final compensation is based on your experience, skills, and what you bring to the table.

• Full Benefits Package: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability insurance, company-paid life insurance
• Equity Option Grants
• 401k plan
• Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO + 9 Federal Holidays

Equal Opportunity

Layup is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.